Fashion
The most distinctive aspect of Brown's style is her trademark retro fringe, nearly always rolled into a flattop with the rest of her hair left long but lately she has experimented with other styles moving away from her trademark look " I'm excited about the second album because fashion wise its a chance to grow" .
In November 2008 V V Brown took part in the Naomi Campbell charity fashion show at which she catwalked with the likes of models such as Tyson Beckford and Daisy Lowe with many others.
On 20 February 2009 Brown also modeled and performed at the Ashish fashion for London Fashion Week.
V V Brown has been confirmed as one of the new faces of Marks & Spencer, starring in adverts alongside Twiggy, Lisa Snowdon, Ana Beatriz Barros and Dannii Minogue Her contract has been renewed and has been confirmed as the face of Marks and spencers alongside Danni, Twiggy, Ana and Lisa in 2011. "As a black woman I hope I can do whatever I can to contribute to Blackness being more commercialized. We have so many parts of the media that focus on one type of beauty and I hope my little contribution adds to this."
Brown, who stands at 5 ft 11 in, was signed to Next Model Management after a chance meeting with one of their agents on a transatlantic flight.
On 27 January 2009 Brown did her first shoot for Vogue magazine which is in the April/May issue. On 24 January 2012 Brown's online vintage clothing store, called www.vvvintage.com, went live.
Brown has been in several international magazines with numerous spreads such as ID, Paper, LOVE, Elle, Cosmopoliton, American Vogue, Teen Vogue, British Vogue and more. She has worked with top photographers like Rankin and continues to experiment with her love of photography and fashion.
| “ | Fashion is a sense of expression and a sense of who you are and what you want to be. | ” |
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